MDU To "Market" Its Eploration/Production Division; Earnings On Tap Today -- November 3, 2014; Number Of Active Rigs In North Dakota Slumps

Biggest story of the day: MDU bailing on the Bakken. MDU will "market" its Fidelity exploration and production division. Rumors Oasis could be doing the same thing. Maybe some big operator could scoop up both Oasis and Fidelity. Add Fidelity to the list that includes OXY USA.

Second biggest story of the day, non-energy: Sprint with huge earnings miss; loses 19 cent; almost 4x expected; revenues rise less than expected; will cut 2,000 more jobs; reduce staff 5%. Stock falls 7%. 

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Now, Back To The Bakken

Number of active rigs in North Dakota slumps:

	11/3/2014	11/03/2013	11/03/2012	11/03/2011	11/03/2010
Active Rigs	189	181	188	194	152

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On tap today, if Yahoo!Finance is correct:

• MDU, after market closes, 45 cents: actual, 44 cents; press release here;
• MRO, after market closes, 59 cents; actual 57 cents; press release here;
• Black Hills Corp, after market closes, 52 cents; beats by 8 cents; misses on revs;
• Otter Tail, after market closes, 41 cents;
• Sprint, after market closes; a loss of 5 cents;

In long posts I often make factual and typographical errors. If this is important to you, go to the source.

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